The Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said the Chancellor’s position is “extremely tenuous” as Rachel Reeves has spent months “floating punishing tax hikes on family homes” whilst she has been “profiting from illegally renting out her house.”
Badenoch has also called for Reeve’s to be sacked should she raise taxes in the upcoming Autumn Budget as she is mulling whether or not to break Labour’s manifesto by raising income tax.
Badenoch said on Thursday, “If Rachel Reeves puts up tax, give her the axe.”
She added, “If Reeves can’t get a grip on spending, then Starmer needs to sack her.”
Rachel from Accounts has broken housing regulations as she rented out her Dulwich home without a licence after she moved into 11 Downing Street.
This has triggered uproar and she claimed “she had not been made aware of the licencing requirement” and has now referred herself to the independent ethics adviser.
Last year Reeve’s put her four bedroom detached home up for rent for £3,200 a month, she has received a rental income since September 2024.
A spokeswoman for Reeves gave a long explanation to the Daily Mail, saying, “Since becoming Chancellor Rachel Reeves has rented out her family home through a lettings agency.
“She had not been made aware of the licencing requirement, but as soon as it was brought to her attention she took immediate action and has applied for the licence.
“This was an inadvertent mistake and in the spirit of transparency she has made the Prime Minister, the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards aware.”
Tory leader said, “If the Chancellor, who has spent months floating punishing tax hikes on family homes, has at the same time seemingly been profiting from illegally renting out her house, that would make her position extremely tenuous.
“The Prime Minister must launch a full investigation. He once said, “lawmakers can’t be lawbreakers”. If, as it appears, the Chancellor has broken the law, then he will have to show he has the backbone to act.”
Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel said, “Looks like Rachel Reeves has broken the law on her second home.
“She’s threatened tax hikes on family homes, imposed new laws on landlords, while failing to follow the law by illegally renting out her house. Southwark Council must prosecute her for breaking the law and Starmer should sack her.”
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